News
- Tous
- Tous
CROCE & Associés awarded Switzerland’s private clients law firm of the year 2020 by ACQ5
For the fifth consecutive year, CROCE & Associés SA has been awarded “Switzerland – Private client law firm of the year” by ACQ5 Law Awards 2020. A testament to our firm’s longevity, legal expertise and professionalism. We take pride in knowing that many satisfied clients have referred us to ACQ5. The ACQ5 Law Awards are ...
Read the article...
Lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent : nouvelles dispositions depuis le 1er janvier 2020
I) Introduction La Suisse continue son grand chantier en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent et le financement du terrorisme. FINMA, ASB, Confédération, les révisions simultanées des textes en vigueur se succèdent et il est difficile pour le praticien de garder une vue d’ensemble dans cette fièvre législative. La présente contribution a justement pour ...
Read the article...
2018 AI Legal Awards winners revealed!
Acquisition International Magazine announced last week the winners of the 2018 Legal Awards. CROCE & Associés SA has been nominated for the second consecutive year “the best commercial law firm in Switzerland”. Each year Acquisition International presents awards to the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in their dedicated respective legal sector. The ...
Read the article...
L’imposition du trust en France (MAJ : avril 2020)
Introduction Bien que le concept de trust n’existe pas en droit interne français, l’existence et les effets d’un trust constitué à l’étranger sont en principe reconnus en France. Même s’il est différent, le trust s’approche notamment de la fiducie à la française introduit en 2007. Pour rappel, le trust, institution anglo-saxonne, se caractérise par une ...
Read the article...
Will the AML rules soon cover lawyers too?
On 1 June, the Federal Council launched a new consultation procedure with a view to amending the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) yet again. The latest targets to come into the sights of the authorities are “advisors”: lawyers, notaries, tax specialists and even accountants if they provide certain services, in particular company and trust creation, management ...
Read the article...
Are trusts set to become part of the Swiss legal landscape?
At the end of April, the Council of States Legal Affairs Committee decided to follow its National Council counterpart and pass a committee motion requiring the government to prepare a bill to introduce trusts into internal Swiss law. As readers will recall, a trust is a legal relationship created when a settlor uses a trust ...
Read the article...